Invalid file descriptor to ICU data received.

[RedCMD]

Describe the bug

npm run ui-test fails with:

Steps to reproduce

clone https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-extension-tester-example
npm i
npm run ui-test

Logs

Executing task: npm run ui-test 


> helloworld-extester@0.1.0 ui-test
> extest setup-and-run './out/ui-test/*.test.js' --code_version max --code_settings settings.json --extensions_dir .test-extensions



WARNING: You are using the outdated VS Code version '1.104.2'. The latest stable version is '1.105.0'.


Downloading VS Code: 1.104.2 / stable
[1011/144916.788:ERROR:base\i18n\icu_util.cc:224] Invalid file descriptor to ICU data received.
[1011/144916.818:ERROR:base\i18n\icu_util.cc:224] Invalid file descriptor to ICU data received.
Error: Command failed: set ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1 && "C:\Users\RedCMD\AppData\Local\Temp\test-resources\VSCode-win32-x64-archive\Code.exe" "C:\Users\RedCMD\AppData\Local\Temp\test-resources\VSCode-win32-x64-archive\resources\app\out\cli.js" --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node -v
[1011/144916.818:ERROR:base\i18n\icu_util.cc:224] Invalid file descriptor to ICU data received.

    at genericNodeError (node:internal/errors:984:15)
    at wrappedFn (node:internal/errors:538:14)
    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:891:11)
    at Object.execSync (node:child_process:963:15)
    at CodeUtil.getExistingCodeVersion (E:\repos\extensions\vscode-extension-tester-example\node_modules\vscode-extension-tester\out\util\codeUtil.js:413:32)
    at CodeUtil.downloadVSCode (E:\repos\extensions\vscode-extension-tester-example\node_modules\vscode-extension-tester\out\util\codeUtil.js:142:57)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async ExTester.downloadCode (E:\repos\extensions\vscode-extension-tester-example\node_modules\vscode-extension-tester\out\extester.js:102:16)
    at async ExTester.setupRequirements (E:\repos\extensions\vscode-extension-tester-example\node_modules\vscode-extension-tester\out\extester.js:197:13)
    at async ExTester.setupAndRunTests (E:\repos\extensions\vscode-extension-tester-example\node_modules\vscode-extension-tester\out\extester.js:227:9)
    at async E:\repos\extensions\vscode-extension-tester-example\node_modules\vscode-extension-tester\out\cli.js:147:5
    at async Command.<anonymous> (E:\repos\extensions\vscode-extension-tester-example\node_modules\vscode-extension-tester\out\cli.js:163:13)

Operating System

Windows 11

Visual Studio Code

1.105.0 / 1.104.2

vscode-extension-tester

8.18.0

NodeJS

20.19.5

npm

11.6.0

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[RedCMD]

seems to be fixed?
#2072 is still affecting me tho
so I cannot say anything yet

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[djelinek]

is this happening using latest ExTester and newer VS Code? at least 1.107+?